As the new shows of the winter season start to trickle in, anime fans have been busy ascertaining the best series of the concluded fall lineup – drawing some shocking results as the might of Unlimited Blade Works succumbs to a music-romcom…

The ranking, based on a hefty 53,120 votes with 68% of voters being male and 32% being female:

It's absolutely generic in every possible way ("Guy meets manic pixie dream girl and starts a love triangle with his childhood friend"), none of the characters are anything other than broad stereotypes ("The manic pixie dream girl", "the childhood friend", "the shy and quiet protagonist", "the cool and extroverted best friend") and even the humor is cliché ("Oh, she mistook him for a pervert! HOW WACKY!!!").

Literally the only solid points of the show are the OST (and praising the OST in a music-themed anime is like praising a book for having proper grammar) and the art (which is gorgeous).

Those two points are pretty strong, yes, they basically redeem everything else and make the show enjoyable.

But top anime of fall? Number 1? Above Kiseijuu? Above the triplet of great comedies Kokkuri-san, Amagi and Honya-san? Give me a fucking break.

If you can't see why Shigatsu's fans love it, that just means it's not for you and its strengths fall into areas that aren't on your radar. That's perfectly natural; recognizing quality that doesn't match your personal preference takes practice and effort. For example, I'm finding Kiseijuu surprisingly bland, but I can at least understand why the people that love it love it.

I agreed that its just a matter of tastes when talking about ones hobbies. If this chart is based on western fans' choice then maybe we will see some differences in the ranking, however we should respect fans from other regions as well.

Every individuals has their own preferences thus the assortment of genres so that there is something for everyone out there.

True. Shallow and manipulative anime are popular for a reason. Nobody said they had to be "good" to be on a toplist, just that they had to be entertaining to the kinds of people who vote on these things.